Roots: Faust and thematically similar works, Alternate Earth stories.
Premise: It's Earth as it will be after the collapse of humanity. In a couple hundred years, the current crop of humans will be wiped off the face of the planet, giving rise to the next generation of human evolution and history. Gods and Demons walk the earth alongside Man, denied their divine providence. Stripped of their powers, some have turned to the nether in the hopes that they might regain their lost grace. The abyssal spawn that inhabit the chasms below the earth are happy to oblige, all the while laughing behind a veil of lies.
Branches:
-Magic comes at a terrible price. Although the costs of its use are not readily apparent, the effects of even the most mundane use of arcana make themselves known in due time.
-Only those called Gods or Demons are able to use magic. Humans are completely shut out of the loop, having only technology to rely upon.
-Seeing as they aren't able to use magic out-of-the-box anymore, Gods and Demons have to make pacts with the shadowy spawn of the netherworlds to acquire a new source of power.
-During whatever deal is made for a God or Demon to use magic again, the Netherspawn requires a list of deeds to be performed in its service, as they cannot enter into our realm. In case this list of requests cannot be performed or acquiesced, the Netherspawn requires an item of considerable value to the God or Demon be placed in its care. (Usually a heart, or soul. Something vital. Not your Corvette.)
-Seeing as thousands and thousands of Gods and Demons are making deals with the Netherworld, the properties of that place are starting to seep into our realm in the places magic is used. These places are getting bigger every year and are host to strange and ferocious beasts.
Canopy: The basic idea was that you are one of the divine who is now stripped of whatever it was that made you more than Human. With nowhere else to turn, you'd either embrace your mortality and live it up with the hume's or deny your current lot and make some shady deals to regain your power.
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That's a cool deal perhaps you could throw more ideas on how the two will be different in the game. Like whats the diff between Gods and deamons in the game if they both are using the nether for power. And what exacxtly are tyhe granted powers of the neteher? Or perhaps could you be a fledginly neteher being yourself? Ah man just too much shit to think over. Catch you later
- Kyle
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